Improvement in ear-piercers



A. GIPPERIOH. Ear-Piercers.

No. 205,185. Patented June 25,1878.

UNITED STATES PATENT,

ADOLPHUS GIPPERIOH, OFRIGHMOND, VIRGINIA, Assrcnon TO MULFORD I I &BONNET, OF NEW YORK CITY.

. IMPROVEM ENT IN EAR-PIERCERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 205,185, datedJune 25,1878 application filed April 3, 1878.

To all whom it may concern:

' Be it known that I, ADOLPHUS GIPPERIGH, of Richmond, in the county ofHenrico and State of Virginia, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Ear-Piercers, of which the followingis aspecification,reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

The invention relates to instruments for piercing ears.

It consists inthe employment of a piercer composed of a tubular needlehaving a detachable point, in connection with a clamping device,consisting of a guide-tube, a clamp, anda cushion to receive and retainthe detachable point of the needle. The clamping device is operated bymeans of a lever, by actuating which it is attached or loosened, atwill. The details of construction are fully set forth hereinafter.

The object of the invention is to afford a ready, safe, and eflectivemeans of piercing ears, and especially to insure the insertion of thepiercer at right angles to the plane of the ear-lap, and exactly at theplace that may be desired.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation ofthe invention, with the devices in position for piercing the ear. Fig. 2is a similar view, showing the griper and cork-holder thrown back. Fig.3is a top view of the invention. Fig. 4 is a view of the needle orpiercer. Fig. 5 shows plan and sectional views of the griper andcork-holder.

In the accompan yin g drawings, A represents 7 the piercer or device forpuncturing the car,

which consists of a handle, a heft or shank, and a tubular needle, a,the last named being adapted to receive the base of a steel point, B,one end of which is reduced so as to fit nicely into the needle a, theother end being sharp-pointed.

The clamping device or instrument for holdingthe ear consists of a plateof metal, D, at one end of which is provided an aperture, 1), formingthe outlet of the tube d, which is rigidly secured to the plate on theside removed from thepivot-stand and parts connected therewith. At thecenter of the plate is provided a slotted pivotstand, O, ,at the lowerportion of which is pivoted the center of the lever E, the lower end ofwhich is provided with a fingerrest. Opposite the finger-rest is rigidlysecured to the plate D the lower end of the slotted spring F, the springbeing extended upward upon either side of the pivot-stand, its armsterminating in curved seats X, adapted to receive the cars a when thegriper H is thrown back, as hereinafter mentioned.

H is a griper, the lower end of which is divided, and provided on eachside with, the curved cars 71, which are pivoted on each side of thepivot-stand, their points being in contact with the upper end of thespring F, and so disposed as to give the forward end of the griper atension toward the plate D. The upper end of the griper H consists of adisk,

flat upon one side and concave on the other,

at the center of which is provided an aperture, which, when the griperis in position, is coincident with the aperture and tube at the upperend of the plate D. The upper end of the lever E is provided with astud, h, which comes in contact with the lower portion of the griper H,and thus serves to actuate it. In the upper outer corner of thepivot-stand is pivoted the lower end of the cork-holder I, which isprovided with an aperture to receive a cork or other substance, for thepurpose of receiving and retaining the piercing-point when free. 7

In operation, a piece of cork is fitted into the cork-holder. The leverE is then partially depressed, which elevates the griper H, betweenwhich and the plate D the ear-lap is inserted. The lever E is nowreleased, and the ear-lap is thus held securely between the plate D andthe griper H. The needle a, provided with the detachable steel point B,is now inserted into the tube on the upper end of the plate D and forcedentirely through the ear, the point being driven securely into the corkin the cork-holder I. The leverE is now fully depressed. This causes thegriper H to be elevated until the points of its ears a pass over theshoulders near the seats X inv the upper ends of the spring, whichthrows back and trips the griper and cork-holder, carrying the point Bwith the cork, the needle remaining in the ear-lap and the ears arestomitted without in any degree impairing the operation of theclamping mechanism. The same is true of the cork-holder I, in lieu ofwhich a detached cushion or cork may be employed. It is plain, too, thatthe features and elements described may be'otlierwise modified in diversrespects. I

ao not therefore limit myclaim to tilt exaet construction and operationheretofore r hii i a v a What I claim as new, and desire to secure byBertelsmann, is-- 1. As a means of piercing ears, a needle having adetachable point, in combination with a receiving-cushion and a clampingdevice, having coincident apertures, between which the ear-lap is held,substantially as specified. 2, The plate D, provided with the apertureb, With or without the tube at, in combination with the griper H andcork-holder 1, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination of the spring F, attached to the plate D, griper H,cork-holder I, and lever E, substantially as set forth.

i 4;. The combination of the plate D, having the aperture 1) and tube d,griper H, spring F, and lever E, substantially as specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing improvement inear-piercers, asabove described, Ihavehe're'unto set my hand this 6th day of Marcnasrs.a

h ADOLPHUS GIPPERIOH. witnesses J Arms 11]. TYLER, CHAS. T. Donna.

